Mizo: Those tricky plays of Karasuno's are really frightening...Mizo: At this rate, they'll probably take the 2nd set by storm...Mizo: Dammit, Kunimi! Move your feet! You're supposed to be warming up!Irihata: Hmm...Irihata: Using the same tactics as the 1st set would probably be pushing it~

(left of Moniwa) You almost had it, Aone!!Irihata: After all, Datekou... and especially that giant #7-kun,Irihata: have already gotten used to the surprise of that "surprise quick strike"~

Takeda: Oooh... I get it...!Takeda: If we do that, then #7 won't mark Hinata-kun as precisely as he did in the 1st set!(around Hinata) A little disappointedUkai: Well, this is all based on the assumption that they're keeping the same rotation they used before.

Ukai: Still, there's no guarantee it'll be completely successful.Ukai: It's a form of decentralization, to an extent.Ukai: Also, when he's not able to mark Hinata...

Ukai: it's a given that he'll mark someone else instead.

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Asahi: ...We can't just rely on Hinata.Asahi: With him putting in all this work, we'll do our part, too.日向が活きててこそ俺達も活きるAsahi: I'm going to try and act more like an "ace".

Shou: I...!!Shou: I can't pull off a back attack like you, soShou: while I'm in front, I'll score lots of points!Shou: And I'll be the "strongest decoy"!!

Asahi: Yup, I'll be counting on you.Asahi: And leave the rest to me!

(above Shou) Right!!Ukai: Ah!Ukai: One more thing.

Ukai: Among Datekou's blockers, #7 is especially incredible, but the rest of the team is just as dangerous.Ukai: Don't forget that.Players: Osu!!

[p009]

(white sfx) Tweet!Michi: The 2nd set is starting...!

Asahi: You really have it rough, Tsukishima.Asahi: You'll have to face off with #7 even more than you did in the 1st set.(above Tanaka) Alriiight!!

Tsuki: Not at all. Nobody expects me to compete earnestly against #7 and win.

Tsuki: Flashily putting up a fight is Hinata's job.Tsuki: While he's in the rear guard, my job is to "more or less endure" as best I can. It's the same as always, isn't it?その日向が後衛に回ってる間を極力〃無難に凌ぐ〃のが僕の役目 いつもの事じゃないですかTsuki: That aside, however you look at it,

Kama: It's ridiculously fast, even when seeing it up close!(small text) What a monster.Player: Hinata, Kageyama, nice one!(left of Shou) Yessss!!

Shimada: Man, a Quick that can be used from anywhere is really an extraordinary weapon...Crowd: Wow...

Crowd: Even though he's a middle blocker, #10 really feels like an "ace"...Crowd: Yeah, even though he's so short~

[p015]

Tobio: We're gonna keep pushing forward!!Shou: Right!!

(white sfx) Tweeet

Scoreboard, right side: KarasunoScoreboard, left side: DatekouBoy: Since Karasuno's #10 moved into the vanguard, it's like...Boy: the whole team's gotten quicker...

Mizo: With Karasuno's shift in rotation,Mizo: the "feeling of surprise" that comes with the surprising quick strike is still going strong.(above Iwai) I can't hear you!!Irihata: As time passes, that will fade, too.Irihata: If Datekou takes this set and they continue into a 3rd one to break the deadlock,

Irihata: Karasuno will lose their advantage in a heartbeat.Irihata: While Karasuno's #10 is in the rear guard, the problem will likely be how to combat Datekou's #7.

Irihata: How well they can fight the "iron wall" without #10 as a decoyIrihata: will probably be the match's decisive factor...Asahi (half-hidden): One more!

[p016]

Box: Hinata's serveBox: Nishinoya OUTBox: Tsukishima IN

sfx bubble: Squeaksfx bubble: Squeaksfx bubble: Squeak

Crowd: I've heard that Karasuno's #10 has an amazing quick strike.Crowd: Which one's that?Crowd: Oh, he's in the rear guard right now.

Scoreboard, right side: KarasunoPlayer: Nice one, Futakuchi!!Scoreboard, left side: DatekouPlayer: We'll stop it with one hit!一本で切るぞ!

Asahi: Tsukishima... you said that while Hinata is in the rear guard,Asahi: your job is to basically endure the best you can, but

Asahi: against Datekou, being able to do that is amazing in and of itself.

Asahi: Right now, Hinata and Kageyama are certainly our axis of attack, butAsahi: the times inbetween, when we can't use that attack, are just as important.

Asahi: Even if we can't score ourselves, it's just like how you can't hit spikes without receives.

Asahi: Right now, us bridging the gap until that attack is usableAsahi: will connect us to victory.

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Saku: Futakuchi-san, nice serve!

Tanaka: Uooh!Tanaka: Sorry, Kageyama! Cover it!Tobio: Alright.

(Asahi): When we're in a tight spot, the ball revolves around the "ace".

Asahi: I'm open!!

Tobio: Azumane-san!Player: The left side's coming this way!

(Asahi): Even if this opponent is an "iron wall",

(Asahi): I'll smash it!!!

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Aone: YEAAAH!!

(Ukai): That "gap" just now...!(Ukai): Did they create it just to force him to hit the ball there...?!

???: Still 2 more rotations until Karasuno's #10 moves back into the vanguard, huh...(left of Shou) Asahi-san, one more time!!

(Irihata): #7's blocks are truly the best of the "iron wall"...(white sfx) Glance(Irihata): They need to get #7 rotated into the rear guard quickly, or things will get ugly.

(Irihata): Will Karasuno's ace

(right) There's still a fire in his eyes...!! Next issue, we have center color!!!(Irihata): be able to endure?

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Notes:

[page 12]They knocked it right down - The word Shimada uses is ドシャット (doshatto), which is a portmanteau combining the "do" of どまんなか (domannaka, meaning "smack dab in the middle") and the "shut" of shutout. When used in relation to volleyball, it means that an incredibly strong spike hits right up against an equally incredible block, resulting in it being knocked down and falling straight to the floor on the spiker's side.